公开(公告)号：US10404089B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US14731280

申请日：2015-06-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Darshan R. Kasar ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H01F38/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H02J7/02 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J5/00

Abstract: An electronic device and methods for inductively charging an electronic device using another external electronic device. The electronic device may include an enclosure, a battery positioned within the enclosure, and an inductive coil coupled to the battery. The inductive coil may have two or more operational modes, including a power receiving operational mode for wirelessly receiving power and a power transmitting operational mode for wirelessly transmitting power. The electronic device may also have a controller coupled to the inductive coil for selecting one of the operational modes.

公开(公告)号：US10340711B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15699995

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Graham ,  Demetrios B. Karanikos ,  Darshan R. Kasar ,  Paul J. Thompson ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Grant S. Haug ,  Karl Ruben F. Larsson

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J50/60 ,  H02J50/70 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01F27/32 ,  H02J5/00

Abstract: Embodiments describe a wireless charging device including: a housing having a planar charging surface and one or more walls that define an interior cavity; a transmitter coil arrangement positioned within the interior cavity; and a faraday cage enclosing the transmitter coil arrangement. The faraday cage includes: an electromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the first shell; an interconnection structure positioned within the interior cavity below the transmitter coil arrangement, the interconnection structure including a plurality of packaged electrical components mounted on the interconnection structure; a ferromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the interconnection structure; and a conductive grounding fence disposed around a perimeter of the interconnection structure and between the electromagnetic shield and the interconnection structure.

公开(公告)号：US10320230B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US14668551

申请日：2015-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Albert J. Golko ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Christopher S. Graham ,  Paul J. Thompson ,  Jeffrey M. Alves ,  Stephen E. Yao ,  Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Todd K. Moyer ,  Daniel Wagman ,  Micah Lewis-Kraus

IPC: H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/70 ,  H01F27/02 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H01F27/22

Abstract: A thermal management system for an electromagnetic induction-power transfer system. The system may include a charging apparatus including a housing that defines an interface surface. An accessory or induction-power consuming apparatus may be positioned proximate to the interface surface. The housing of the charging apparatus may include a power source and a power-transferring coil coupled to the power source and positioned below the interface surface. A thermal mass may be positioned within the housing and spaced apart from the interface surface. The housing may include a thermal path that is configured to conduct heat from the interface surface to the thermal mass.

公开(公告)号：US20190103715A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16139068

申请日：2018-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Reza Nasiri Mahalati ,  Blake R. Marshall ,  Liquan Tan ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Alex C. Yeung ,  John Raff ,  Robert Scritzky ,  Wei-Hsuan Chen ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath ,  Nan Liu ,  Gianpaolo Lisi ,  YiBo Liu

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: Hybrid connectors that may transfer power and data with a variety of electronic devices having different types of connector interfaces, may consume a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device, and may be readily manufactured.

公开(公告)号：US20190103700A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US15964746

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hani Esmaeili ,  Daniel T. McDonald ,  Aaron A. Oro ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H01R13/56 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/436 ,  H01R12/59 ,  H01R13/03

CPC classification number: H01R13/56 ,  H01R12/592 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R13/4367 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/6582

Abstract: An electronic receptacle connector includes a hybrid contact assembly that includes a contact plate that has multiple fingers, a contact positioned at a distal end of each finger and a conductor that runs along each finger and electrically couples each contact to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing. The fingers are made from a first material and the contacts are made from a second material such that each of the first and the second materials can be independently optimized.

公开(公告)号：US20190081517A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16127118

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Graham ,  Demetrios B. Karanikos ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H02J50/60 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H01F27/36 ,  H01F27/40 ,  H01F27/28 ,  G01K7/22 ,  G01K13/00

Abstract: Embodiments describe a sensor module for a wireless charging device. The sensor module includes a substrate and a plurality of thermal sensor sub-modules formed in and on the substrate, Each thermal sensor sub-module includes a first thermistor and a second thermistor, the first thermistor configured to measure a top surface of the substrate, and the second thermistor configured to measure a bottom surface of the substrate, a first sensor pad and a second sensor pad coupled to respective first and second thermistors, each sensor pad including a first portion and a second portion coupled to a respective thermistor and including a plurality of fins arranged in a fin pattern, and a first through-via and a second through-via, each through-via coupled to a respective terminal of the first thermistor.

公开(公告)号：US20190081509A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15909818

申请日：2018-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Timothy J. Rasmussen ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Paul J. Thompson

IPC: H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/02

CPC classification number: H02J50/10 ,  A47G27/0243 ,  A47G27/0275 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025

Abstract: A wireless charging mat has a surface area for receiving an electronic device to be charged. The surface area of the charging mat includes an inner region having a rough surface texture and an outer region having s smooth surface texture, and the outer region is elevated relative to the inner region.

公开(公告)号：US20190079037A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15699987

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric S. Jol ,  Jason S. Sloey ,  Craig C. Birrell ,  Samuel B. Schaevitz ,  Ching Yu John Tam ,  Nagendra Bage Jayaraj

IPC: G01N27/04 ,  G01R31/04

CPC classification number: G01N27/048 ,  G01M3/16 ,  G01R31/04 ,  H01R13/6683

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a connector including a plurality of contacts and a liquid detection module coupled to at least one contact in the plurality of contacts. The liquid detection module can be configured to generate and apply a time varying voltage or current to the at least one contact over a range of frequencies, measure complex impedance including phase and magnitude at the at least one contact, and determine whether liquid intrusion has occurred on the contacts based on previously measured signatures of phase and magnitude versus frequency.

公开(公告)号：US10225637B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15273691

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lee M. Panecki ,  Marcus Albonico ,  Shannon X. Yang ,  Arun D. Chawan ,  Kurt Stiehl ,  Daniel C. Wagman ,  Rico L. Zörkendörfer ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Daniel Max Strongwater ,  Eric S. Jol

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/34 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65D43/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04B5/00 ,  A45C11/24 ,  A45C13/10 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01R13/52 ,  A45C11/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  A45C13/02 ,  A45C13/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04M1/60 ,  F16B1/00

Abstract: A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20190006892A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16025828

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Amaury J. Heresztyn ,  Keith Cox ,  Eric S. Jol ,  Jeffrey M. Alves ,  Jim C. Hwang ,  Jeffrey J. Terlizzi ,  John M. Ananny ,  Nagarajan Kalyanasundaram ,  Robert S. Parnell ,  Steven G. Herbst ,  Todd K. Moyer ,  Albert J. Golko ,  Frank Liang

IPC: H02J50/80

Abstract: Various techniques for temperature management during inductive energy transfer are disclosed. A transmitter device and/or a receiver device can be turned off during energy transfer based on the temperature of the transmitter device and/or of the receiver device.